The Indian Patent Office granted 864 patents in April, 2008. The top three consisted of CSIR, which had a patent count of
40 patents, followed by IBM with 37 patents and Proctor and Gamble with 16 patents. The table below shows the top twelve companies that received the maximum number of patents in the month of
April, 2008.
| SL.NO. |
NAME OF THE COMPANY |
PATENTS GRANTED |
| 1 |
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH |
40 |
| 2 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE
CORPORATION |
37 |
| 3 |
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE COMPANY |
16 |
| 4 |
BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS
LTD |
15 |
| 5 |
MOTOROLA,INC |
11 |
| 6 |
SONY CORPORATION |
9 |
| 7 |
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY |
9 |
| 8 |
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
8 |
| 9 |
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
7 |
| 10 |
INTEL CORPORATION |
7 |
| 11 |
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. |
7 |
| 12 |
LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
7 |
|
